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Orange County OKs $3 Million For Downtown UCF Campus

Creative Village, the site of UCF's proposed downtown Orlando campus. Photo- Matthew Peddie, WMFE
Creative Village, the site of UCF's proposed downtown Orlando campus. Photo- Matthew Peddie, WMFE

Orange County Commissioners approved $3 Million in funding for the University of Central Florida’s downtown Orlando campus.

The university wants to build a campus for 13,000 students at the city’s Creative Village site in Parramore.

The $3 Million in county funds is contingent on other successful fundraising to build the campus- including legislative appropriations next session.

Governor Rick Scott vetoed state funding for the campus last legislative session.